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DUMPING GAR.

No. 466,468. Patented Jan. 5, 1892.

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" UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB J. SOUDEILOF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

DU M PING-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 466,468, datedJ'anuary5, 1892.

' Application filed October 11, 1889. Serial No 326,709. (No model.)

To 'aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAQOB J. SOUDER, a citizen of the United States,residing in Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented a newand useful Dumping-Car, of which the following is a correct description,reference being bad 4 to the accompanying drawings, which constitute apart of this specification.

The invention relates to the class of dumping-cars which are providedwith hoppers, one or more, which have discharging-openings. which areclosed by hinged or pivoted doors or dumping-sections.

The invention consists in certain novel parts and combinations of partsin or in connection with the hopper or hoppers of a dumping-car, wherebythe joints or meeting surfaces of the hopper and its dumping-sectionsare effectually protected, whereby the mechanism by which the doors areclosed is rendered more strong and secure, and whereby the dischargingappliances are generally improved in the facility and effectiveness withwhich they are operated.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a top plan view of a portion of acar, the parts above the bed-frame having been removed, showing a singlehopper therein. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section on the line towin.

Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the center of the car. Fig. 3represents a side elevation of the car, portions being broken'out of thebody thereof. Fig. 4 is a perspective view showing the construction ofthe transverse covering and protecting-shield or channelbar. Fig. 5 is aperspective view showing a modification in the construction of the transVerse covering and protecting-shield or channel-bar. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective view representing a portion of one side of a hopper and apivoted securing-plate or lookingbar and latch applied thereto. Fig. 7is a detail of the central portion of one of the transversesupporting-bars. Fig. 8 is a detail of the ihner longitudinal face ofthe hopper and of one of the longitudinal shields or guards appliedthereto.

The transverse supporting-bar A for the hopper A of the car A is similarin its general form and in its downturned engaging ends to thecorresponding transverse bar in my application, Serial No. 300,531,filed by me in the United States Patent Oflice on the 20th day ofFebruary, 1889; but it dilfers therefrom in the provision of atransverselyapplication above referred to, the hinge-rodit beinginserted endwise in a precisely similar manner, although in a directionat a rlght angle to that shown in such recent application.

To prevent escape of fine granular material at the ends or at thecoincident meeting edges of the drop-doors or dumping-sections D'D,covering and protecting shields are provided as follows: Upon the innerlongitudinal face of the hopper A is secured a longitudinal shield 5,formed in transverse section, as seen in Fig. 8, attached at its upperedge to the hopper by rivets or other suitable means and havingdownwardly-extending flange s, as shown. Across the hopper in a planewith the shield s is extended the shield or channel-bar 8 preferably ofthe form of an inverted parallelogrammic box in its main portion andprovided at its ends with flanges or ears 5 s to receive securing boltsor rivetss, by which itis made fast to they are each provided upon theirinner face with outwardly-extending edge flanges d d and 01 an eye orstaple d, and a chain 01, the

lower end of which is made fast to the staple or eye and the oppositeend of which is connected to the winding or chain shaft w, which hasjournal-bearings j 7' upon the lower face of the exterior longitudinalsills c eand journal-bearings j'j upon the lower face of one or more ofthe intermediate longitudinal sills e e. The winding-shaft to beingoperated by any suitable winch applied upon its squared end to, thesections D and D will be lifted and firmly closed against the lowerextremity of the longitudinal and transverse shields s and theupwardly-extending flanges d d and (1 upon the dumping-sectionsengaging, respectively,behind.the downwardly-extending flanges s s ofthe longitudinal protecting-shields .5, and the depend ing walls orvertical flanges s s of the transverse shield or channel-harsh thuseffectually preventing escape of fine orlodgment of coarse granularmaterial at the edges of the sections. The winding-shaft to beingprovided with a ratchet-wheel 4.0 and the contiguous portion of the carbeing provided with a pawl 10 and with a pivoted locking lug or stop or,the shaft will thereby be held in its wound-up adj ustment; but torelieve the pressure upon the shaft, the chains, and the staples aholdingplate or securing-bar p is attached by pivot.- bolt p to the bodyof the hopper, as seen in Fig. 6,so thatwhen the dumping-sections areclosed the securing-bar or auxiliary holding-plate will engage thebottom face of both. When in this position, an eye 7 which is secured inthe body of the hopper, will project through the opening 0 in the bodyof the holding-plate or securing-bar and be engaged by the hooked end Zof the latch l, which by pivot-bolt l is firmly secured to the body ofthe hopper.

Above the drop-doors or dumping-sections D D of the hopper and adaptedto rest upon the bed-frame of the car are coincident1ongitudinally-hinged floor-sections f fand transversely-hinged endfloor-sections f f. The longitudinally-hinged intermediate sections ffconstitute, in connection with the central fixed longitudinalfloor-section f a continu ous main floor F, the hinged portionsof whichmay be adjusted in a vertical, or nearly vertical position against thebody of the car tov constitute an upward continuation of the hopper orhoppers, while, the end floor-sectionsff' will constitute inclined endcoutinuations of the hopper, as seen in Fig. 3. Preferably these endsections Will each be made extensible or contractible by the provisionof an adjustable slide in the manner shown and described in anapplication serially numbered 277,580, filed by me in the United StatesPatent Office on the 19th day of J nne, '1888. As thus constructed, boththe hopper portion and the upper portionof the car may be filled withgranular material, or,

the lower or hopper portion having first been' filled with suchmaterial, the floor-sections maybe placed horizontally, the end sectionsextended, and the entire upper portion of the car employed as anordinary box-car for the transportation of miscellaneous merchandise.Having described my invention, I claim-- 1. In a dumping-car, thecombination, with the body of the hopper, of the drop-doors ordumping-sections and the interior overhanging longitudinal shields orcovering-plates 53, substantially as and for thepurposes specified. 2.In a dumping-car, the combination, with the hopper, of the longitudinalshields or covering-plates 3.9, the transverse covering-shield orchannel-bar s and the dumping-sections D and D, adapted when closed tobe engaged by the shields or covering-plates s s and 3 substantially asdescribed and shown.

3. In adumping-car, the combination, with the hopper and with thedrop-doors ordumping-sections thereof, of the holding-plateorsecuring-bar 19, adapted, as described, to engage the dumping-sectionswhen in theirclosed position and provided with appliances,

substantially as set forth, wherebywhen thus engaged it is itself firmlylocked to thebody of the hopper.

4. The combination, withthe bed-frameand the hopper of the car, of thetransverse supporting -bars A e'ach having downturned P ends whichengage the exterior vertical face of the outer longitudinal sillsandeachhavin, transversely-inclined central portion a,

which corresponds to the. downward. iuclination of the end portion ofthe hopper.

JACOB J. SOUDER.

Vitnesses: 7

WM. F. BOOGHER, J. D. FREE, Jr.

